Belgarric (Oligocene of France)

Also known as Quercy

Where: Quercy, France (44.3° N, 1.3° E: paleocoordinates 43.8° N, 1.6° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: MP 25 (33.9 - 23.0 Ma)

• Oligocene "moyen". "The reference levels mark with mammals used for the biochronology in this work (MP) are those defined by the Mainz Conference (February 1987)."

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: U.S.T.L. Montpellier II.

Primary reference: B. Comte and M. Vianey-Liaud. 1989. Eomyidae (Rodentia) de l'Oligocene d'Europe Occidentale. [Eomyidae (Rodentia) from the Oligocene of Western Europe.]. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 209(1-4):33-91 [J. Alroy/R. Whatley/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 36717: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Robin Whatley on 10.02.2004, edited by Jason Head, Lars van den Hoek Ostende, Terri Cleary and Philip Mannion

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Belgarric is the type locality for Eomys minus.
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Theridomyidae
Theridomys ludensis8 Vianey-Liaud 1985 rodent
 Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Sciurodon cadurcensis6 Schlosser 1884 mountain beaver
 Rodentia - Eomyidae
Eomys minor n. sp.
Eomys minor n. sp. Comte and Vianey-Liaud 1987 rodent
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Neurogymnurus cayluxi4 Filhol 1877 hedgehog
 Artiodactyla - Lophiomerycidae
Lophiomeryx chalaniati3 Pomel 1853 ruminant
 Carnivora -
Stenoplesictis cayluxi5 Filhol 1880 carnivoran
P-BEL 3
Pseudobassaris riggsi9 Pohle 1917 carnivoran
P-BEL 2
 Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
Peratherium elegans4 Aymard 1846 marsupial
Amphiperatherium minutum4 Aymard 1846 marsupial
Reptilia
 Squamata - Tropidophiidae
Platyspondylia sp.7 Rage 1974 dwarf boa
 Squamata - Lacertidae
Pseudeumeces cadurcensis2 Filhol 1877 squamates
USTL, BEL 1510, fragment of mandible; USTL, BEL 1511, dorsal vertebra?
 Squamata - Amphisbaenidae
Amphisbaenidae indet.1 Gray 1865 worm lizard
about thirty vertebrae, plus a left and right dentary
 Squamata - Anguidae
"Dopasia roqueprunensis" = Ophisaurus roqueprunensis1, Anguini indet.1
"Dopasia roqueprunensis" = Ophisaurus roqueprunensis1 Auge 1992 glass lizard
incomplete left dentary
Anguini indet.1 Augé 2005 squamates